全高考英语10选9阅读讲解巩固提升含答案.docx

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全高考英语10选9阅读讲解巩固提升含答案

高考英语10选9阅读讲解-巩固提升

含答案

Passage1

Followingsomesmallunderwaterexcavations（发掘）oftheMaryRosebackin1836-1840,whensomeguns,pottery,clothandseveralhumanboneswerebroughtup,theship--andeventhespotwhereshewasfound--wassoonforgotten.Sheremained 1 foranother125years.

Intheenditwasanamateurdiver,ajournalistcalledAlexanderMcKee,whofoundher--despitesomepeople's 2 thatsuchanoldwreckwouldcertainlyhavebrokenintopiecesaftermorethanfour,centuries.In1965hestartedaprojectJ--a（n） 3 attempttofindthewrecksofseveralshipsknowntohavegonedownintheSolent.HeinvitedMargaretRule,anarchaeologist（考古学家）tobetheirnon-divingadvisor;shesharedhisbeliefthatwrecksmightwellhavesurvivedinthe 4 muddyconditionsoftheSolentarea.

TheirsecondprojectwastolookfortheMaryRose.Theyknewthatshehadsunknotfarfromlandandachartfrom1841showedthemwheretheearlier 5 hadbeenmade.

However,inspiteoftheclues,theMaryRosewassowellburiedthattofindherrequiredmuchmoregoodequipmentthanadiverwithonlyhisowneyes.ItwasanotherfouryearsbeforeMcKeeandMargaretRule,on1May1971,knewtheyhadfinallyfoundwhattheywerelookingfor.TwoweekslaterMargaretRuleherselfgotherfirst 6 oftheship--shehadonlyjustfinishedherunderwatertraining.

Betweenthem,theMaryRoseTrustunderwaterarchaeologicalteam,underthedirectionofMargaretRule,hasmadesome25,000divessince1971.Thisarmyofvolunteers--about500 7 diversinallwithahandfulofprofessionals--havebroughttothesurfacefromthewreckoftheMaryRose17,000objects.Allthoseobjectswereimmediatelyrecordedandcard-indexed,andnow 8 thelong,patientanalysisoftheprofessionalscholars."Itwillbeatleastayearbeforewehave 9 exactlywhatwe'vegot,"saysMargaretRule.

Passage2

Iwonderifyourealizejusthowmanyothersshareyourproblem.Itissocommonforpeopletodistort（歪曲）thetruthaboutthemselves.Sometimesit'sjusta（n） 1 excusewhenyou'relateforsomethingorapretencethatyoulikesomeoneyoudon't.Thesewhiteliesdon'tusuallyharmanyoneandindeedoftenhelp 2 overdifficultsocialsituations.Theycertainlyareembarrassingifexposedbut,onthewhole,they'reeasily 3 .

Whatyoudescribeisahabitoflyingthatismoreseriousthanthis.Isuspectthattheliesyoutellarewaysof 4 anideayouhaveofyourownworth.Peoplewhohavedoubtsabouttheirownself-respectoftenworrythatotherswilljudgethemasharshly（苛刻）astheyfeelthey 5 becauseofasecretideathattheyareprettyworthless.Inotherwords,theycreateafalsepictureofthemselves,apictureofsomeonewhomeetsalltheexpectationstheythinkothershaveofthem.Andasyousay,thatcausesproblems--sincetheyhavetokeep 6 thatimage.Atthesametime,theyhavetotellfurtherliestocoverthestoriestheyhavealreadytold.Accordingtosomeauthorities,thisisparticularlyamongwomen,especiallythosewhohavefewopportunitiestodevelopanadequatesenseofself-worth.

Isuggestyougiveyourselfonedayduringwhichyoustick 7 tothetruthaboutyourself.Giveyourselfasmalltreatattheendofthedayifyouhavemanagedtokeepitup.Waitaweekandthentryitagain.Onceyouhaveachievedthreeseparatelie-freedays,seeifyoucancopewiththreedays 8 ,thenextendittoawholeweek.Don'tmakeapromisetoyourselfthatyouwillneverlieagainbecausealmostcertainlyyouwill--it'stoomuchtotakeonatonce.Trytochangethingslittlebylittle,bysettingyourself 9 targets.Afterawhile,you'llwonderwhyyoueverhadtheproblematall.

Passage3

Agehasitsprivileges（特权）inAmerica,andoneofthemistheseniorcitizendiscount.Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage–insomecasesaslowas55--isautomatically 1 topricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelofcommerciallife.Therightisdeterminednotbyone'sneedbutbythedateonOne'sbirthcertificate.Practicallyunheardofagenerationago,thediscountshavebecomea（n） 2 partofmanybusinesses--ascommonascolortelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeairliners.

Peoplewithgrayhairareoftengiventhediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem;yet,millionsofAmericansaboveage60arehealthyandareabletopay.Businessesthatwouldneverdareofferdiscountstocollegestudentsoranyoneunder30 3 offerthemtoolderAmericans.Thepracticeisacceptablebecauseofthe 4 beliefthat"elderly"equals"needy".Perhapsthatoncewas 5 ,buttodayelderlyAmericansasagrouphavealowerpovertyratethantherestofthepopulation.Tobesure,thereiseconomicdiversity（多样性）withintheelderly,andmanyolderAmericansarepoor.Butmostofthemaren't.

Itisimpossibletodeterminetheimpactofthediscountsonindividualcompanies.Formanyfinns,theyareastimulustorevenue（收入）.Butinothercasesthediscountsaregivenatthe 6 ,directlyorindirectly,ofyoungerAmericans.Moreover,theyareadirectcauseinwhatsomepoliticiansandscholarsseeasacomingconflictbetweenthegenerations.

Generationaltensionsarebeing 7 bycontinuingdebateoverSocialSecuritybenefits,whichmostinvolvesa（n） 8 ofresourcesfromtheyoungtotheold.Employmentisanothersorepoint.Supportedbylawsandcourtdecisions,moreandmoreolderAmericansaredecliningtheretirement 9 infavorofstayingonthejob--thusreducingemploymentandpromotionopportunitiesforyoungerworkers.

Passage4

AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethey'llsay,"Success."Thedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeen 1 inAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda"newworld".Earlyimmigrantspraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.Theirdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldachievesuccessthroughhonestyandhardwork 2 theimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders.The 3 ofalandwhere"therewardsofaman'sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor"drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.

Ournationalmythologyisfullof 4 oftheAmericansuccessstory.There'sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrom 5 originstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthe19thcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican's 6 authorwithrags-to-richestales.Thenotionofsuccesshaunts（萦绕）us:

wespendmillioneveryyearreadingabouttherichandfamous,learninghowto"makeafortuneinrealestatewithnomoneydown",and"dressingforsuccess".Themythofsuccesshaseven 7 ourpersonalrelationships:

todayit'sasimportanttobe"successful"inmarriageorparenthoodsasitistocomeoutontopinbusiness.

Butdreamseasilyturnintonightmares.EveryAmericanwhohopesto"makeit"alsoknowsthefearoffailure,becausethemythofsuccessinevitablyimplies 8 betweenthehavesandthehave-nots,thestarsandtheunknowncrowd.Underpressureofthemyth,wetrytoliveinthe"right"neighborhoods,wearthe"right"clothes,eat"right"foods.Thesesymbolsofdistinctionassureusandothersthatwebelievestronglyinthefundamentalequalityofall,yetstriveashardaswecanto 9ourselvesfromourfellowcitizens.

Passage5

Imaginebeingaskedtospendtwelveorsoyearsofyourlifeinasocietywhichconsistedonlyofmembersofyourownsex.Howwouldyoureact?

Unlesstherewassomething 1 wrongwithyou,youwouldn'tbetoohappyaboutit,tosaytheleast,hisallthemoresurprisingthereforethatsomanyparentsintheworldchooseto 2 suchabnormalconditionsontheirchildren--conditionswhichtheythemselveswouldn't 3 foroneminute.

Anydiscussionofthistopiciscertainto 4 theaimsofeducation.Stuffingchildren'sheadsfullofknowledgeisfarfrombeingthemostimportantamongthem.Oneofthechiefaimsofeducationisto 5 futurecitizenswithalltheyrequiretotaketheirplaceinadultsociety.Nowadultsocietyismadeupofmenandwomen,sohowcanasegregated（隔离）schoolpossiblyoffertherightsortof 6 forit?

Anyoneenteringadultsocietyafteryearsofsegregationcanonlybeinfora 7 Aco-educationalschoolofferschildrennothinglessthanatrueversionofsocietyinminiature.Boysandgirlsaregiventheopportunitytogettoknoweachother,tolearntolivetogetherfromtheirearliestyears.Theyareputina 8 wheretheycancomparethemselveswitheachotherintermsofacademicability.Whatapracticaladvantageitistobeabletoputonaschoolplayinwhichthemalepartswillbetakenbyboysandthefemalepartsbygirls!

Whatnonsenseco-educationmakesofthe 9 thatboysareclevererthangirlsorviceversa.

Passage6

Accidentsarecaused;theydon'tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:

anoverloadedtray,ashelfoutofreach,apatchoficeontheroad.Butveryoftenthereisa（n） 1 ofeventsleadinguptothecalamity（灾祸）--frustration,tirednessorjustbadtemperthatshowswhattheaccidentreallyis,asortof 2 ononeself.

Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrel,andweallknowpeoplewhoareaccident-prone（有倾向）,sooftenatoddswith（争吵,）themselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.

Yetthisshouldnotmakeusthinkthataccidentshappentootherpeople.Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannot 3 oravoid,andtheideawhichusedtobe 4 ,thatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityofcriminallycarelessdrivers,isnot 5 byinsurancestatistics（统计数据）.Theseshowthatmostaccidents 6 ordinarymotoristsin